I prefer western guitar. The key was for me to be able to master the first 4-8 chords. Its very difficult at the beginning because your hand will hurt and it feels awkward to make the chord shapes . But once you know the shapes by heart and your hand relaxes and you can switch between these chords without thinking the magic starts. I would try G, Em, D, C .. with these four chords alone you can play and sing many songs already if you transpose them (capo). I would not start with scales and single tones. I d also buy a songbook with these classic campfire, pop or folk songs